as in poisoning
to make unfit for use by the addition of something harmful or undesirable
outmoded factories polluting the air
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Recent Examples of polluting
Meanwhile, things are still not going so well on Earth due to humans polluting the environment.
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Katie Grant, Parents, 16 Dec. 2025
Cars and vans are responsible for around 15% of the EU’s total greenhouse gas emissions, so a phase-out of polluting vehicles was a key part of EU climate policy.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
With the new partnership with Ergon, Lion began expanding into less-polluting oil products.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Dec. 2025
Solar Power to the Amazonian People Many riverside communities throughout the Amazon basin lack access to electricity and often depend on polluting kerosene lamps and diesel generators for light and power.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
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In one case, in the year before Makandal’s death, a servant in Saint-Domingue named Médor was arrested for poisoning his enslaver to obtain his freedom.—
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In a recent study, however, researchers at Yale found that interoception helped mice avoid poisoning themselves.—
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The estimated volume of wastewater contaminating the San Gabriel River is more than 100,000 gallons, per the release.—
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Check your squash regularly for signs of spoilage and remove any affected squash immediately to avoid contaminating the others.—
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Judges typically allow for questioning of prospective jurors who may have a bias separately from the larger pool of jurors to avoid tainting others.—
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And there's also issues of tainting the jury pool.—
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“Polluting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/polluting. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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